So far, most people with documented cases of bird flu have had mild symptoms that you would associate with a cold or standard flu - fever, cough, runny nose, sore throat and nasal congestion—and one ...

Pre-existing immunity against seasonal H1N1 flu might help explain why most reported human cases of H5N1 bird flu in the U.S. have not resulted in lethal outcomes, suggests a new study by University ...

Avian influenza continues to fuel egg shortages. Plus, a delayed CDC study on household cats reveals concerning human ...

The Department of Agriculture warned egg prices may increase more than 20% this year, after December saw a year-over-year increase of 36.8%.

Bird flu, also known as H5N1, continues to spread among U.S. livestock, driving up egg prices and worrying public health ...

Poultry producers, disease experts and government officials are now questioning the practice of widespread culling in ...

If bird flu is only spreading through direct animal contact, how did veterinarians with no known exposure get infected?

There are 70 confirmed cases of the bird flu among humans in the U.S., as of Tuesday. The CDC said the current public health ...

As bird flu continues to circulate among wild birds and domestic livestock, public health officials are increasingly ...

Bird flu continues to make headlines while farmers across the United States grapple with cases in their flock and cattle, and one person died from a case of severe bird flu in January. While there is ...

Scientists at La Trobe University have identified a possible defense for humans against the influenza virus H5N1—commonly ...

H5N9 has the potential to be more virulent for birds and other farm animals, but it is important to know that it does not pose any greater risk to humans, says Rais Vohra, MD, professor at UC San ...